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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1N4AL2AP3CN••••••2012 Nissan ALTIMA
This build draws 2.5× more complaints than the average 2012 Nissan ALTIMA build (16 vs 6).
16on this build
383on the model
60builds in total
1involved a crash
1involved a fire
2injuries
Most reportedElectrical System 4Power Train 4Engine 4Structure 3
What owners of this build wrote
Power TrainfireFeb 2017
I was driving my car down the road heading to get something to eat. It was a sunday night, it just started misting rain. I drove on my usual curvy 2 lane paved highway and then proceed onto my usual 4 lane paved highway to mcdonald's where I got food inside and then upon leaving…
Air BagscrashAug 2015
On august 28, 2015, the person had ran a red light which caused me to t-bone his car in the rear. Therefore it was a hard impact collision and neither air bags deployed for our own safety. ...updated 09/28/15 *bf .......updated 12/10/15
StructureDec 2021
The hood latch is defective and the hood can not close properly
Unknown Or OtherJan 2020
Strong exhaust odor inside car.cracked exhaust manifold was found,second one I will have to put on car,first was discovered at approximately 85/88000 miles.read forums and discovered earlier versions were recalled for same problem and seems to be a common problem among later…
Vehicle Speed ControlMar 2019
My vehicle when driving will not throttle correctly so I have to pull over on the road and turn the car off and than turn it back on. After turning the car back on I would rub the engine to make sure it would throttle pass 3. Lately though my car has been turning off while…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1N4AL2AP3CN575080 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.